During the 1972–1973 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Cup Winners' Cup.
| 1972–73 season | |||
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| President | Albino Buticchi | ||
| Manager | Cesare Maldini (with Nereo Rocco as technical director) | ||
| Stadium | San Siro | ||
| Serie A | 2º | ||
| Coppa Italia | Winners | ||
| Cup Winners' Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gianni Rivera (17) All: Luciano Chiarugi (22) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 53,977[1] | ||
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Summary edit
In July 1972, Albino Buticchi became the new Milan president, while Nereo Rocco assumed the role of technical director, with Cesare Maldini as coach. The new signings during the summer transfer market were Luciano Chiarugi, Dario Dolci and Maurizio Turone. In autumn 1972, after five years and 183 games with the Rossoneri, goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini, already out for some kidney problems, ended his career, and was replaced by Villiam Vecchi.[2]
In the league, Milan suffered only tw defeats in the first half of the season, and concluded in first position, with 22 points, as many as those scored by Juventus, also thanks to the contribution of a prolific attacking play. In the end 65 were the goals scored, with an average of more than two per game. Memorable was the 9–3 inflicted to Atalanta on 15 October 1972. The match against Atalanta still holds the record for most goals scored in a Serie A game.[3] Rossoneri and Bianconeri continued side by side at the top of the standings until the 20th round, when Juventus lost the derby with Torino while Milan beat Lanerossi Vicenza, thus gaining 2 points over the Bianconeri. In March, Milan even had a three-point lead over their competitors, then reduced to one due to the defeat on 22 April at the Stadio Olimpico against Lazio, with a goal disallowed to Chiarugi by referee Concetto Lo Bello and the subsequent sending-off of Rocco for protesting.[4] On the eve of the last matchday Milan lead the standings with 44 points ahead of Juventus and Lazio, paired at 43 points. Milan, who had played the Cup Winners' Cup final a few days earlier, had to face Verona away, who beat the Rossoneri 5–3.[5] Lazio lost in the final in Naples and Juventus was drawing against Roma, but a few minutes to the end Antonello Cuccureddu scored the winning goal that gave the Bianconeri the scudetto.[6] Milan thus closed the championship in second place, and this episode was nicknamed the Fatal Verona. Milan captain Gianni Rivera was the top scorer of the competition, with 17 goals, tied with Paolo Pulici and Giuseppe Savoldi.
In the Cup Winners' Cup, Milan qualified to the final after eliminating Red Boys Differdange from Luxembourg in the round of 32 (4–1 victory in the first leg in Differdange and 3–0 in the second leg in Milan), in the round of 16 knocking out the Poles of Legia Warsaw (1–1 in Warsaw and 2–1 victory after extra time at San Siro), in the quarter-finals the Soviets from Spartak Moscow (1–0 victory in Sochi and 1–1 draw in Milan) and in the semi-final the Czechoslovakian side Sparta Prague (two 1–0 victories). In the final in Thessaloniki on 16 May 1973, Milan faced the English side of Leeds United and won the match thanks to a free-kick scored at the third minute by Chiarugi, who became the top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals. It was the second Cup Winners' Cup won by the Rossoneri.
The season ended with the Coppa Italia, where Milan, as holder of the trophy, started directly from the second round. They ended group B, which also includes Atalanta, Cagliari and Napoli, in first place with 10 points from five wins and one defeat, and qualified for the final on 1 July 1973 at the Olimpico of Rome against Juventus. About a month after the Fatal Verona, Milan took revenge by beating Juventus at the penalty shoot-outs, thus winning their third national cup. The match ended 1–1 after extra time (in the first half, Romeo Benetti responded to Juventus' goal by Roberto Bettega from a penalty kick). At the penalty shoot-outs, Schnellinger, again Benetti, Chiarugi, Biasiolo and Magherini scored, while the Bianconeri missed three out of five shots, setting the score at 5–2 for Milan.
Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
| In | |||
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| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Dario Dolci | Varese | |
| DF | Maurizio Turone | Genoa | |
| MF | Roberto Casone | Sampdoria | loan end |
| FW | Luciano Chiarugi | Fiorentina | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Aldo Maldera | Bologna | loan |
| DF | Luciano Monticolo | Catanzaro | |
| MF | Pier Paolo Scarrone | Genoa | |
| MF | Vincenzo Zazzaro | Lecco | loan |
| FW | Silvano Villa | Sampdoria | loan |
| GK | Fabio Cudicini | – | career end |
Competitions edit
Serie A edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 45 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Milan | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 44 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Lazio | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 37 | |
| 5 | Internazionale | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 37 |
(C) Champions
Matches edit
| 24 September 1972 1 | Milan | 4–0 | Palermo | Milano |
Rivera  19' (pen.), 31'Chiarugi 44'Prati 85' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 47,682 Referee: Barbaresco |
| 1 October 1972 2 | Ternana | 0–0 | Milan | Terni |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati Attendance: 30,949 Referee: Monti |
| 15 October 1972 3 | Milan | 9–3 | Atalanta | Milano |
| Prati 16', 55', 90' Bigon 30', 64'Rivera 35', 52'Benetti 40'Chiarugi 50' |
Report | 33' Divina 54' Ghio 88' Carelli |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 47,316 Referee: Giunti |
| 29 October 1972 4 | Juventus | 2–2 | Milan | Torino |
| Salvadore 70' Causio 75' |
Report | 32' Bigon 76' Rivera |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 65,818 Referee: Pieroni |
| 5 November 1972 5 | Milan | 2–0 | Lanerossi Vicenza | Milano |
| Biasiolo 28' Rivera 87' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 39,327 Referee: Trinchieri |
| 12 November 1972 6 | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Milan | Firenze |
| Longoni 20' Clerici 39'Caso 49' |
Report | 4' Prati |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 43,412 Referee: Lo Bello |
| 19 November 1972 7 | Milan | 3–2 | Inter | Milano |
| Prati 23' Rosato 31'Benetti 52' |
Report | 74' Oriali 77' Boninsegna |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 80,028 Referee: Angonese |
| 26 November 1972 8 | Roma | 0–0 | Milan | Roma |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63,342 Referee: Toselli |
| 3 December 1972 9 | Milan | 3–1 | Sampdoria | Milano |
| Benetti 30' Chiarugi 40'Sogliano 69' |
Report | 23' Salvi |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 30,675 Referee: Trono |
| 10 December 1972 10 | Cagliari | 0–1 | Milan | Cagliari |
| Report | 57' Bigon |
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 33,073 Referee: Pieroni |
| 17 December 1973 11[7] | Milan | 3–1 | Lazio | Milano |
| Chiarugi 45' Bigon 48'Benetti 72' |
Report | 9' (og) Rosato |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 28,373 Referee: Lo Bello |
| 24 December 1972 12 | Napoli | 0–0 | Milan | Napoli |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 55,024 Referee: Lo Bello |
| 30 December 1972 13 | Milan | 1–0 | Torino | Milano |
| Rivera 87' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 37,988 Referee: Francescon |
| 7 January 1973 14 | Bologna | 3–2 | Milan | Bologna |
| Ghetti 4' Savoldi 27' (pen.)Novellini 42' |
Report | 60' (pen.) Rivera 87' Chiarugi |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 41,893 Referee: Serafino |
| 21 January 1973 15 | Milan | 2–1 | Verona | Milano |
| Chiarugi 15', 53' |
Report | 90' (pen.) Mascetti |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 34,270 Referee: Ciacci |
| 28 January 1973 16 | Palermo | 0–1 | Milan | Palermo |
| Report | 80' (pen.) Rivera |
Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 17,066 Referee: Menegali |
| 4 February 1973 17 | Milan | 3–1 | Ternana | Milano |
| Benatti 11' (og) Rivera 16'Chiarugi 66' |
Report | 90' (pen.) Cardillo |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 45,899 Referee: Trinchieri |
| 11 February 1973 18 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Milan | Bergamo |
| Pellizzaro 43' (pen.) |
Report | 35' Chiarugi |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 31,575 Referee: Barbaresco |
| 18 February 1973 19 | Milan | 2–2 | Juventus | Milano |
| Rivera 44' (pen.) Biasiolo 85' |
Report | 12' Bettega 50' Marchetti |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 80,500 Referee: Pieroni |
| 4 March 1973 20 | Lanerossi Vicenza | 0–3 | Milan | Vicenza |
| Report | 29' Rivera 43' Chiarugi 70' Biasiolo |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 29,269 Referee: Monti |
| 11 March 1973 21 | Milan | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Milano |
| Benetti 72', 85' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 64,777 Referee: Francescon |
| 18 March 1973 22 | Inter | 0–2 | Milan | Milano |
| Report | 39' Sabadini 90' Benetti |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 80,637 Referee: Lattanzi |
| 25 March 1973 23 | Milan | 3–1 | Roma | Milano |
| Bigon 35' Rivera 52', 85' (pen.) |
Report | 83' Morini |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 55,838 Referee: Barbaresco |
| 8 April 1973 24 | Sampdoria | 1–4 | Milan | Genova |
| Salvi 21' |
Report | 6' Rivera 26', 68' Bigon 48' Biasiolo |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 36,943 Referee: Gonella |
| 15 April 1973 25 | Milan | 1–1 | Cagliari | Milano |
| Rivera 81' (pen.) |
Report | 50' Brugnera |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 57,923 Referee: Francescon |
| 21 April 1973 26 | Lazio | 2–1 | Milan | Roma |
| Schnellinger 5' (og) Chinaglia 35' |
Report | 56' Rivera |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 70,403 Referee: Lo Bello |
| 29 April 1973 27 | Milan | 1–0 | Napoli | Milano |
| Chiarugi 90' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 55,927 Referee: Monti |
| 6 May 1973 28 | Torino | 2–2 | Milan | Torino |
| Pulici 21' (pen.) Bui 24' |
Report | 49' Chiarugi 81' Sabadini |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 58,032 Referee: Angonese |
| 13 May 1973 29 | Milan | 3–1 | Bologna | Milano |
| Sogliano 12' Sabadini 56'Bigon 69' |
Report | 86' (og) Zignoli |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 81,280 Referee: Barbaresco |
| 20 May 1973 30 | Verona | 5–3 | Milan | Verona |
| Sirena 17' Sabadini 25' (og)Luppi 29', 70'Turone 72' (og) |
Report | 32' Rosato 81' Sabadini 90' Bigon |
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 40,049 Referee: Monti |
Coppa Italia edit
Second round – Group B edit
| 26 May 1973 1 | Atalanta | 0–2 | Milan | Bergamo |
| 1' Chiarugi 15' Bigon |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 9,969 Referee: Panzino |
| 3 June 1973 2 | Milan | 0–1 | Cagliari | Milano |
| 65' Riva |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 18,939 Referee: Angonese |
| 17 June 1973 3 | Napoli | 0–2 | Milan | Napoli |
| 8', 81' Chiarugi |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Gialluisi |
| 20 June 1973 4 | Milan | 1–0 | Atalanta | Milano |
| Pirola 34' (og) |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 9,845 Referee: Mascali |
| 24 June 1973 5 | Cagliari | 0–1 | Milan | Cagliari |
| 71' Rivera |
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lattanzi |
| 27 June 1973 6 | Milan | 2–0 | Napoli | Milano |
| Rivera 18', 33' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Trinchieri |
Final edit
| 1 July 1973 | Milan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–2 p) | Juventus | Roma |
| Benetti 40' (pen.) |
15' Bettega |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,663 Referee: Angonese | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Schnellinger  Benetti Chiarugi Biasiolo Magherini |
Causio Anastasi Bettega Spinosi Cuccureddu |
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Cup Winners' Cup edit
Round of 32 edit
| 6 September 1972 1 | Red Boys Differdange | 1–4 | Milan | Differdange |
| Klein 90' |
4', 17' Prati 19' Golin 83' Chiarugi |
Stadium: Stade du Thillenberg Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Wurtz |
| 27 September 1972 2 | Milan | 3–0 | Red Boys Differdange | Milano |
| Chiarugi 4', 66' Benetti 33' |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Casha |
Round of 16 edit
| 25 October 1972 1 | Legia Varsavia | 1–1 | Milan | Varsavia |
| Deyna 79' |
75' Golin |
Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia Attendance: 52,500 Referee: Michas |
| 8 November 1972 2 | Milan | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Legia Varsavia | Milano |
| Zignoli 10' Chiarugi 118' |
44' Pieszko |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 8,770 Referee: Tschenscher |
Quarterfinals edit
| 7 March 1973 1 | Spartak Mosca | 0–1 | Milan | Soči |
| 62' Benetti |
Stadium: Central'nyj stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Taylor |
| 21 March 1973 2 | Milan | 1–1 | Spartak Mosca | Milano |
| Bigon 2' |
7' Piskarëv |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,829 Referee: Gugulović |
Semifinals edit
| 11 April 1973 1 | Milan | 1–0 | Sparta Praga | Milano |
| Chiarugi 68' |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 35,433 Referee: Paterson |
| 25 April 1973 2 | Sparta Praga | 0–1 | Milan | Praga |
| 73' Chiarugi |
Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Sánchez |
Final edit
| 16 May 1973 | Milan | 1–0 | Leeds | Salonicco |
| Chiarugi 3' |
Stadium: Stadio Kaftanzogleio Attendance: 40,154 Referee: Michas |
Statistics edit
Squad statistics edit
| Competition[8] | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
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| G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | |||
| 1972-73 Serie A | 44 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 33 | +32 |
| 1972-73 Coppa Italia | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[9] | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| 1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9[10] | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
| Total | – | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 39 | +50 |
Players statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Cup Winners' Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF |  ITA
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Angelo Anquilletti | 41 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Dario Dolci | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA
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Pierangelo Belli | 18 | -19 | 13 | -16 | 0 | -0 | 5 | -3 | |
| MF | ITA
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Giuseppe Sabadini | 34 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA
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Fabio Cudicini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | |
| MF | ITA
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Giorgio Biasiolo | 34 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA
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Guido Magherini | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA
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Lino Golin | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| GK | ITA
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Renato Marson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA
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Alberto Bigon | 43 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| FW | ITA
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Graziano Gori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Romeo Benetti | 43 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| MF | ITA
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Roberto Rosato | 38 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Giulio Zignoli | 29 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| FW | ITA
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Pierino Prati | 21 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| MF | ITA
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Gianni Rivera | 43 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Maurizio Turone | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA
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Luciano Chiarugi | 40 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
| DF |  GER
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Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 41 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA
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Riccardo Sogliano | 22 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA
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Roberto Casone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA
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Carlo Tresoldi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA
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Villiam Vecchi | 30 | -20 | 19 | -17 | 7 | -2 | 4 | -1 | |
- Source: [11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Calciomercato Milan 1972–73". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Una partita incredibile: 15/10/72 Milan-Atalanta 9–3, ricordi indelebili di un record mai battuto". tribuna.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Lo Bello, Rocco, Rivera e quell'indimenticabile Lazio-Milan del 1973". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Il Milan è stato tradito dalla fatica di Salonicco" (PDF). archiviostorico.unita.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Prima Altafini (200 gol) poi Cuccureddu (all'86')" (PDF). archiviostorico.unita.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Game suspended due to fog at the 81st minute on a 1–0 score.
- ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1972–73". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Included the final, played in Rome.
- ^ Included the final, played in Thessaloniki.
- ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1972–73". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
Bibliography edit
- Almanacco illustrato del Milan, ed: 2, March 2005. Panini.
- Enrico Tosi. La storia del Milan, May 2005. Italia/Italy cid Tosi.
- Milan. Sempre con te, December 2009. Mondadori. 2009. ISBN 978-88-04-59118-4.
External links edit
- "Stagione 1972-1973". Magliarossonera.it.